http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0%2C1854%2C574582%2C00.html
"A growing number of cities are using the national Community Voice Program, designed to connect homeless individuals to potential employers, social-service agencies, and family, the Associated Press reported Sept. 8.
The program, which was established in 1991, offers free voice mail to homeless people and others without phones. Individuals receive a phone number and a voice mailbox where they can record their own message. They can check their voice mail at any time from a regular or pay phone. The service costs the providing agency about $7 per number per month."
Community voice Program Website - http://www.cvm.org/
SOCIETY, SOCIAL MEDIA, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE< GOVERNMENT>JUSTICE - a selective newsfeed
society
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Cash aid for youth crime scheme / BBC NEWS, 10 Sep 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3644472.stm
"Ministers are to spend £750,000 to give police forces a new way of warning young offenders.
The money will help forces with a new 'restorative warnings' scheme, aimed at showing minor and first time young offenders the impact of their crimes.
Minor and first-time offenders may have to go to a police station with their parents to discuss their offence.
Ministers say the idea is more effective than traditional police warnings in tackling youth crime.
Other options include a teenager apologising to a victim or cleaning up graffiti. "
"Ministers are to spend £750,000 to give police forces a new way of warning young offenders.
The money will help forces with a new 'restorative warnings' scheme, aimed at showing minor and first time young offenders the impact of their crimes.
Minor and first-time offenders may have to go to a police station with their parents to discuss their offence.
Ministers say the idea is more effective than traditional police warnings in tackling youth crime.
Other options include a teenager apologising to a victim or cleaning up graffiti. "
Immigration reform urged in Norway / (United Press International, 10 Sep 2004
Friday, September 10, 2004
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Supermax Prisons / [USA] The Urban Institute, Aug 2004
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411047_Supermax.pdf
Sarah Lawrence , Daniel P. Mears
"This policy brief provides an introduction to benefit-cost analysis and how it can assist policymakers and corrections officials in determining whether investing in supermax security facilities constitutes an appropriate and effective allocation of resources. The brief provides examples of practical applications of benefit-cost analysis, introduces the logic of this analytic tool, describes the specific steps involved in conducting a benefit-cost analysis, and then shows how these steps apply to supermax prisons. The brief emphasizes the critical role that informed judgments and assumptions play, along with empirical research, in affecting the results of benefit-cost analyses."
Sarah Lawrence , Daniel P. Mears
"This policy brief provides an introduction to benefit-cost analysis and how it can assist policymakers and corrections officials in determining whether investing in supermax security facilities constitutes an appropriate and effective allocation of resources. The brief provides examples of practical applications of benefit-cost analysis, introduces the logic of this analytic tool, describes the specific steps involved in conducting a benefit-cost analysis, and then shows how these steps apply to supermax prisons. The brief emphasizes the critical role that informed judgments and assumptions play, along with empirical research, in affecting the results of benefit-cost analyses."
Characteristics of Chinese Human Smugglers / [ National Institute of Justice , Aug 2004
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/204989.pdf
"This NIJ Research in Brief presents findings of a study that uncovered the inner workings of Chinese human smuggling organizations by going right to the source-smugglers themselves. Researchers found that most human smugglers are ordinary citizens whose social networks provide the necessary connections and resources to profit from human trade. Enforcement efforts need to consider the unique organization of smuggling enterprises and how smugglers are perceived by themselves and their clients. "
"This NIJ Research in Brief presents findings of a study that uncovered the inner workings of Chinese human smuggling organizations by going right to the source-smugglers themselves. Researchers found that most human smugglers are ordinary citizens whose social networks provide the necessary connections and resources to profit from human trade. Enforcement efforts need to consider the unique organization of smuggling enterprises and how smugglers are perceived by themselves and their clients. "
Voice translators for Law Enforcement / [USA] National Institute of Justice, Sep 2004
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/205837.pdf
"Law Enforcement officers who are likely to encounter non-English-speaking individuals in the line of duty can benefit from the Voice Response Translator (VRT), and electronic device that provides translations of basic commands in several languages. The VRT is a compact, easy-to-use, and battery-operated unit with fast response time and hands-free capability."
"Law Enforcement officers who are likely to encounter non-English-speaking individuals in the line of duty can benefit from the Voice Response Translator (VRT), and electronic device that provides translations of basic commands in several languages. The VRT is a compact, easy-to-use, and battery-operated unit with fast response time and hands-free capability."
The Jury's Still Out on Drug Courts / Join together,18 Aug 2004
http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/features/reader/0,1854,574178,00.html
Kevin Whiteacre
"Most studies of drug courts still fail to utilize the proper control and experimental groups for outcome comparisons. On page 2 the Report Card presents the findings from some of 'the most rigorous evaluations conducted among particular drug courts.' Every local evaluation listed compares the recidivism rate for an entire control group of offenders not participating in drug treatment courts with drug court graduates -- a mere portion of the entire experimental group of drug court participants. Similarly, the Report Card cites a study by the National Institute of Justice that found a 16.4 percent one year rearrest rate among a nationwide sample of 17,000 drug court graduates. They do not give recidivism data for the rest of the drug court participants. "
Kevin Whiteacre
"Most studies of drug courts still fail to utilize the proper control and experimental groups for outcome comparisons. On page 2 the Report Card presents the findings from some of 'the most rigorous evaluations conducted among particular drug courts.' Every local evaluation listed compares the recidivism rate for an entire control group of offenders not participating in drug treatment courts with drug court graduates -- a mere portion of the entire experimental group of drug court participants. Similarly, the Report Card cites a study by the National Institute of Justice that found a 16.4 percent one year rearrest rate among a nationwide sample of 17,000 drug court graduates. They do not give recidivism data for the rest of the drug court participants. "
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)